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Study: Ibuprofen increases risk of heart attack
Mar 25^th, 2017 at 7:46pm

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Also! Taking ibuprofen at least twice a week increases your risk of hearing loss, that's the finding of a long term study on women by Harvard University in the US, which also showed more frequent use increased the risk to 24 percent. Ibuprofen can reduce blood flow to the cochlear, which could result in cellular damage and cell death, study author Dr Sharon Curhan says. She recommends taking them as little as possible.

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Re: Study: Ibuprofen increases risk of heart attack
Reply #1 - Mar 25^th, 2017 at 8:00pm

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The study looked at people who had a cardiac arrest (where the heart stops beating) and looked to see if they had used a NSAID (Non-Steroidal AntiInflamatory Drug) in the last 30 days. They found that someone taking ibuprofen increased their risk by 31% and 61% for diclofenac.

However the NSAID users were "more likely to have cancer and rheumatic diseases", so in other words, they were already unwell, hence the NSAID use.

As to how valid the conclusion is, it would be like doing a study looking at births and finding out that a large percentage had seen a midwife prior to the birth, then coming to the conclusion that midwifes caused births to happen.

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Re: Study: Ibuprofen increases risk of heart attack
Reply #2 - Mar 25^th, 2017 at 8:32pm

Dr Patrick McBride said not everyone needs to worry. It is older people or individuals that have heart disease or are at risk of heart disease who need to lay off the medicine.
"For a younger person, taking them periodically like for a knee injury or for a headache, as long as people took them one or two times a month, it wouldn't be as serious a risk,” he said.

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Re: Study: Ibuprofen increases risk of heart attack
Reply #3 - Mar 26^th, 2017 at 10:22am

I avoid all NSAIDs like the plague. You might as well be taking rat poison... i.e., Coumadin, a.k.a. Warfarin... Warfarin was first registered for use as a rodenticide in the US in 1948.

All NSAIDs cause GI tract bleeds, even at small doses like the 81 mg heart healthy aspirin.

The anti-inflammatory regimen is far safer at reducing pain and it's healthy to boot.

A few disturbing facts... From Q1 2004 to Q3 2013, (10 years), the FDA received adverse reaction reports on the following prescription medications and over the counter supplements used to treat Cluster Headache and Related Symptoms:

Deaths due to VERAPAMIL                 - 229 
Deaths due to DEPAKOTE                  - 168 
Deaths due to TOPAMAX                   -  66 
Deaths due to LITHIUM CARBONATE         -  56
Deaths due to LYRICA                    - 703
Deaths due to GABAPENTIN (Neurontin)    - 202 
Deaths due to VALPROIC ACID             - 194 
Deaths due to BACLOFEN                  - 102 
Deaths due to PREDNISONE                - 513 
Deaths due to PREDNISOLONE              - 163 
Deaths due to COUMADIN                  - 458 
Deaths due to IMITREX                   -  32 
Deaths due to INDOMETHACIN              -  18
Deaths due to OCTREOTIDE                -1317
Deaths due to CALAN                     - 208
Deaths due to CLOMIPHENE CITRATE - 8 Intra-uterine Deaths
Deaths due to PROPRANOLOL HCL          -  67
Deaths due to ATENOLO                  -  62
Deaths due to AMITRIPTYLINE            - 184
Deaths due to PAXIL                    - 357
Deaths due to LIPITOR                  - 865
Deaths due to CRESTOR                  - 238
Deaths due to NEXIUM                   - 357
Deaths due to AMBIEN                   - 243
Deaths due to PRILOSEC                 -  0
Deaths due to DIHYDROERGOTAMINE        -  0
Deaths due to OXYGEN                   -  0

Over The Counter NSAIDs                  
Deaths due to NAPROXEN (Aleve)  - 142 
Deaths due to ASPIRIN           - 645 
Deaths due to TYLENOL           - 964
Deaths due to EXCEDRIN          - 500
Deaths due to IBUPROFEN         - 661 

Over The Counter Supplements/Nutrients
Deaths due to MELATONIN  -  0
Deaths due to MAGNESIUM OXIDE  -  0
Deaths due to CALCIUM CITRATE - Not Listed
Deaths due to BORON        -   Not Listed
Deaths due to VITAMIN A (Retinol)  -  6
Deaths due to VITAMIN B (Complex)  -  2
Deaths due to VITAMIN B 12  -  0
Deaths due to VITAMIN C   -  0
Deaths due to Vitamin E   -  2
Deaths due to VITAMIN D3  -  0
VITAMIN D3 TOXICITY       -  2
Deaths due to VITAMIN K   -   2
Deaths due to VITAMIN K2   - Not Listed
Deaths due to ZINC OXIDE   - Not Listed

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